Lavatory.



T. A. LEGGE.

LAVATORY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1913.

1 ,@8U,702 Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

UNTTED @TATES PATENT @FFTQE.

THOMAS A. LEGGE, F CHICAGQ, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO THE ADAMS & WESTLAKE COMPANY, OF CHICAGE), ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LAVATORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 93 1913.

Application filed May 17, 1913. Serial no. waste.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. Lease, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Ill-inois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lavatories, of which the following is a specification, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to lavatories and more particularly to those having a fixed Waste receiver and a bowl hingedly connected thereto for folding to an upright position above the waste receiver when not innse.

The object of the invention is to provide a lavatory of the .type described which shall be of simple yet stout construction and so arranged as to prevent splashing of the con tents of the bowl over the front .wall of the waste receiver when the bowl is turned to the upright position.

The invention contemplates a lavatory having a bowl and waste receiver both constructed of cast metal and having these parts so formed as to be capable of being detachably fitted together to provide for the'swinging of the bowl without the use of separate hinge parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of a lavatory embodying the features of improvement provided by the invention, the upright position of the bowl being indicated in dotted lines. the same, and Fig. 3 is (a detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The" drawings show. a cast metal wall plate, 10, and an uprightwaste receiver, 11. The waste receiver, 11, takes the form of a pouch formed integral with and projecting outwardly from the lower portion of the wall plate 10. It is preferably provided with a drain opening 12, at its lower end.

A wash bowl or basin is indicated at 13. This is alsoshown as being formed of cast metal.- It is desirably provided with lat-j erally projecting hinge and stop lugs, 14, 15, upon each side. A rearwardly projecting drain spout 17 extends horizontally across the rear side wall of the basin. This spout preferably communicates with the chamber of the basin through an opening 18 provided in the wall of the basin adjacent its upper edge. A depending Fig. 2 is a front elevation of flange 19, formed upon the wall of the basin at its front edge, serves as a hand grip for use in tilting the same.

The front and side walls of the waste receiver 11 are designated 22, 23 and 24:. Preferably the two last mentioned extend above the level of the front wall at each side. An instanding flange 25 is provided at the front edge of that part of each of the side walls 23, 24 which is above the level of the front wall 22. Each of these flanges cooperates with the stop lug upon the corresponding side of the basin for supporting the latter in horizontal position. To permit of the parts being readily assembled, each of the flanges is cut away from a short distance intermediate its ends, as appears at 26, Figs. 1 and 3. By this means the stop lug 15 and hinge lug 1% at each side may be entered through the opening 26 in the corresponding flange 25, when the basin has been turned to substantially an upright position. An upwardly opening socket 27 is provided below and in rear of the opening 26 at each side, for the support of the corresponding hinge lug 14. These sockets are conveniently formed by the use of curved flanges 28, extending inwardly and upwardly from theflanges 25.

In assembling the parts the stop lug 15 and hinge lug 14: at each side are successively entered through the corresponding opening 26. The basin is then lowered to enter the hinge lugs 14: in the sockets 27. If the basin be now turned to a horizontal position, the stop lugs 15 engage with the cor.

responding flanges 25 above the openings 26 for supporting thebasin'. Upon lifting the outer edge of the basin the contents of the same are discharged into the waste receptacle 11 through the drain spout 17 -This spout also serves as an overflow outlet for.

This apron extends from side to side of the chamber of the waste receiver, and is conveniently cast in one piece with the walls of the waste receiver and wallplate A water supply faucet SO and soap dish 31 will usually be provided. These are preferably mounted upon that part of'the wall plate 10 which is covered by the basin 13 when the latter is turned to upright position. The faucet shown is of a well known form of jointed construction, wherein the flexing of its joint serves to operate a valve by which the water supply is turned on when the faucet is extended over the basin and is shut off when the faucet is folded against the wall plate. As the faucet, when extended, serves to prevent a complete raising of the'basin against the wall plate, the folding of the faucet, and consequent shutting ofl of the water supply, is insured whenever the basin is turned to upright position.

The device is of exceedingly rigid construction and has no operative parts likely to get out of order when in use. it may be accordingly employed in various situations where strength of construction is required, and where it is desirable to temporarily use a part of the space which would be occupied at all times by a fixed basin, for other purposes. A latch for supporting the basin in upright position will usually be provided. As shown, the up er portion of the wall plate 10 is provi ed with an outstanding marginal flange 82, constructed to cover the joint between the face of the wall plate 10 and edge of the basin 13 when the latter is raised. When such a flange is provided the latch may take the form of a spring bolt 21, carried by and working through the said flange, and a socket 2Q provided in the front edge of the basin for receiving point of the bolt. A horizontally extending portion 33of each of the flanges 25 serves as a stop for upward movement of the corresponding stop pin 15 when the basin is turned to hori-- zontal position. Disconnection of? the basin from the waste receiver the former occupies its service position is accordingly prevented.

I claim as invention 1. in a device of one old d combination, a side ing an instanding flange a basin adapted to enter between income and having at each side a pair of studs, one

above the other, and a socket back of each flange for receiving the lower one of a pair of the studs, each flange being interrupted to permit. the entry of the studs in .as-

sembling the parts.

2. In a lavatory, in combination, anupright waste receiver having front, side and rear walls, the latter being constructed to be secured against an upright fixed support and the front wall being lower than the side walls, an instanding flange extending along the front edge of that part of each of the side walls of the waste receiver which is above the said front wall,'an upwardly opening hinge socket in rearof each of said flanges, a basin constructed to be entered between the said flanges, and a pair of laterally projecting pins at each side of the basin, one for enterand the front wall being lower than the side walls, an instanding flange extending along each of the said side walls upwardly from the level of the upper edge of the said front wall and thence horizontally rearward, a swinging basin constructed to be detachably entered between the said flanges, and a laterally projectinglug at each side of the basin, each of said lugs being engageable with the upright and horizontal portions of the corresponding flange to prevent outward and upward movement of the basin when the latter is in service position, and a part of the upright portions of each of said flanges being omitted to provide an opening for the passage therethrough of the corresponding lug when the basin is turned to upright @OSliEiO'il.

THUMAS A. LEGG'E. 

